Bogotá, January 12 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rejected the Colombian government’s unilateral decision to pass a law that allows for the peace accords to be voted on in a referendum, proposing that a “constituent process” be organized instead.... More


Caracas, January 12 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in Qatar Sunday for part of his official tour of OPEC member nations to refine strategies to stabilize oil prices which are currently in decline.... More


Paris, January 10 (RHC-Xinhua) -- France will maintain its national security alert system Vigipirate at the highest level, which means definite threats, in greater Paris area in northern France, a French security official said on Saturday.... More


Bogotá, January 10 (RHC-teleSUR), -- The Colombian government announced it is willing to engage in peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombia's second largest guerrilla group, after the rebels agreed Wednesday to a cease-fire if the government participated.... More


Washington, January 10 (RHC),-- The inspector general of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who had raised some serious concerns about the conduct of the spy agency is resigning at the end of January. ... More


Caracas, January 10 (RHC-teleSUR), -- In a year that many fear will see increasing opposition violence in Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro made a plea to the people to stay unified and focus on making 2015 a productive year.... More


Buenos Aires January 10 (RHC-PL), -- Argentine President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, will travel to China in February, to strengthen bilateral relations between the two nations, confirmed the presidential Cabinet today.... More


New York, January 9 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales has called on the world to follow the example of the Group of 77 countries plus China, and prioritize social policies domestically, as well as respect the principle of sovereignty.... More


Ramallah, January 9 (RHC)-- Israeli soldiers have shot and injured a Palestinian teenager during an overnight raid on a number of houses in a town south of the occupied West Bank. Muhammad Ayyad Awad, a local official, said that 19-year-old Noor Muhammad Hamid Zaaqiq sustained gunshot wounds in front of his house in Beit Ummar, located eleven kilometers northwest of Hebron, late on Tuesday as Israeli troops sought to arrest six men in the area. ... More


Jefferson City, January 9 (RHC)-- Demonstrators in the U.S. have disrupted the opening ceremonies of the Missouri State Senate to protest against the police killing of African Americans. Protesters who were particularly angry about the fatal shooting of unarmed Black teenager Michael Brown in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson in August last year, chanted: "Hands Up, Don't Shoot," "No Justice, No Peace" and "Black Lives Matter." ... More


Rome, January 9 (RHC)-- Official figures show that the unemployment rate in Italy soared to a new record high in November, as the government in Rome is struggling to reverse a decline in eurozone's third largest economy. ... More


Gaza City, January 9 (RHC)-- Hundreds of Palestinians have evacuated their homes in the besieged Gaza Strip following the outset of a heavy winter storm. According to Palestinian sources on Wednesday, hundreds of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were forced to leave their homes which were heavily flooded by the storm called "Huda." ... More


Abuja, January 9 (RHC)-- In Nigeria, the militant group Boko Haram has laid siege to the northeastern town of Baga. The militants have reportedly decimated the town and attacked surrounding areas, leaving bodies strewn in the streets. ... More


Caracas, January 9 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The government of Venezuela has built and handed out 675,991 homes in the last four years, Minister of Housing and Habitat Ricardo Molina confirmed Wednesday.... More


Santiago de Chile, January 9 (RHC-teleSUR) -- A Chilean judge sentenced 23 former agents from Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's secret police to prison Thursday for their role in the forced disappearance of a left-wing activist following the 1972 coup that overthrew Salvador Allende's government.... More


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